Step 1) Download Android Studio:

You can download Android Studio from this link or go

to developer.android.com homepage and search for downloads. Choose
appropriate platform either for windows, mac or linux. Following are the pre
requirements for windows operating system.

Pre-requirements
 Microsoft windows 7/8/10 (32 or 64 bits)
 Minimum 3GB RAM (recommended 8GB)
 2GB disk space
 1280 x 800 minimum screen resolution size
 Intel processor for accelerated emulator
 Android SDK

Step 2) Run .exe file:

Now the next step is to launch .exe file you just download. Following screen
will appear.

Step 1: Run .exe file

Click next and select Android SDK checked if you don’t have it already. Better
is to leave the default settings.
Make sure Android virtual device is also checked.
 Step 2: Choose components

Next step is to accept license and agreement. Click on I Agree

Step 3: Accept license

Next step is to set location of installation. Please make sure your disk has
minimum required space before clicking on Next. For Android Studio
installation location must have at least 500MB free space. For Android SDK
installation, selected location must have at least 3.25GB free space.
 Step 4: Install location

Next step is to choose the start menu folder, where you want to create
shortcut. If you don’t want to create a shortcut just mark Do not create
shortcut.

Step 5: Choose start menu folder

And hit Install button.

It will start installation. Once it’s done following window will appear.
 Step 6: Finish

This informs you installation has completed. Click Finish. Make sure Start
Android Studio is checked. Following splash screen of Android Studio will
appear.

Step 7: Android Studio Splash Screen

Step 3) Configure Android Studio

When you run it for the first time it will ask for Android Studio settings.
 Step 8: Import settings

If you don’t have any previous settings click on the second option (I don’t have
a previous version of Studio or I don’t want to import my settings).
Select a theme and click next.

Step 9: Select theme

At the very first run it needs to download some necessary components, wait
till it completes.
 Step 10: Download components

And it’s all done.

Step 11: Done

Click on Finish and start building your Android apps.

Introduction to Android Studio User Interface

Android Studio is an Integrated Development Environment (IDE). You have

seen download and installation in this tutorial. Let’s learn some basics of
Android Studio. Here is the a screenshot of a running Android studio.

Android Studio screen

Red mark shows

1: Tool bar- It is collection of many tools like cut, copy, paste, run debug and
others.
2: Navigation bar- It helps you to navigate through the recent open files of
your project.
3: Project hierarchy- It is the hierarchy of your project’s folders.
4: Component Tree- It shows component used in an activity in the form of a
tree structure.
5: Properties window- It shows properties of selected item on the screen.
6: Layout editor- It shows graphical layout, how your app will look like.
7: Palette window- Palette window shows component, layouts, and widgets
available in Android Studio.